Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Description: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Mark Twain Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte, published in 1896, is Mark Twain’s last novel, his most unusual novel, and, in his opinion, his best novel. It recounts the life of Joan of Arc in the guise of a purported translation by one “Jean Francis Alden” of the memoirs of Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of her page. Twain had an enduring fascination with Joan of Arc dating from the 1850’s and spent considerable time on research, much of it during his time in France. He modeled the physical appearance of Joan of Arc on his late daughter Susy Clemens as he remembered her at age 17. The book is structured in three parts: Book One treats Joan of Arc’s youth in Donremy; Book Two recounts her time as commander of the army of the French King Charles VII; Book Three covers her imprisonment and trial in Rouen. The novel was serialized anonymously in Harper’s Magazine starting in April, 1895, so that readers would take it seriously, but his authorship soon became known. It was generally well received upon publication. Some critics commented that Twain’s tone and style were completely different in this work. Twain’s typical flippant, sardonic mocking spirit gave way to a dignified sincerity and pathos; laughter was replaced by tears. It presents something of a conundrum: a serious treatment of the life of a French Catholic martyr by a man who is an anti- Catholic non-believer who dislikes the French. Perhaps that’s why he liked it so well. I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides, it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others; twelve years of preparation, and two years of writing. The others needed no preparation and got none. — Mark Twain Play sample: Product Details Read by: John Greenman Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Type: Solo reading Media: MP3 CD Package: CD jacket Item No.: CJ-1299 EAN: 0682550992594 List Price: $9.99 Credits Production Book Coordinator: John Greenman Meta Coordinator: Esther Proof Listener: Brenda Price Artwork Cover: ‘Joan of Arc’, 1865, painting by John Everett Millais Inset: Cover of Harper’s Magazine featuring ‘Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc’, April, 1895 Inset: Portrait of Mark Twain, 1907, taken by A. F. Bradley The Recordings About MP3 Audio This MP3 digital audiobook is duplicated on compact disc in the MP3 audio format and is designed to play on any computer. It will play on CD and DVD players that are designed with MP3 capability. 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Table of Contents Track Section Length 1 00 - Vol. I Book I-IN DOMREMY - Preface 11:24 2 01 - When Wolves Ran Free in Paris 6:53 3 02 - The Fairy Tree of Domremy 29:51 4 03 - All Aflame with Love of France 17:38 5 04 - Joan Tames the Mad Man 18:47 6 05 - Domremy Pillaged and Burned 17:58 7 06 - Joan and Archangel Michael 14:51 8 07 - She Delivers the Divine Command 16:17 9 08 - Why the Scorners Relented 4:38 10 09 - Book II-IN COURT AND CAMP - Joan Says Good-By 4:22 11 10 - The Governor Speeds Joan 13:53 12 11 - The Paladin Groans and Boasts 12:47 13 12 - Joan Leads Us Through the Enemy 16:37 14 13 - We Pierce the Last Ambuscades 24:43 15 14 - Joan Convinces the King 16:09 16 15 - Our Paladin in His Glory 15:12 17 16 - Joan Persuades the Inquisitors 17:34 18 17 - She Is Made General-in-Chief 6:56 19 18 - The Maid's Sword and Banner 10:24 20 19 - The War March Is Begun 8:04 21 20 - Joan Puts Heart in Her Army 13:19 22 21 - Checked by the Folly of the Wise 13:37 23 22 - What the English Answered 5:46 24 23 - My Exquisite Poem Goes to Smash 18:32 25 24 - The Finding of the Dwarf 19:13 26 25 - Sweet Fruit of Bitter Truth 5:03 27 26 - Joan's First Battle-Field 11:00 28 27 - We Burst In Upon Ghosts 5:35 29 28 - Joan Makes Cowards Brave Victors 10:39 30 29 - She Gently Reproves Her Dear Friend 10:53 31 30 - The Fate of France Decided 15:14 32 31 - Joan Inspires the Tawdry King 17:01 33 32 - Tinsel Trappings of Nobility 7:05 34 33 - At Last--Forward! 11:16 35 34 - The Last Doubts Scattered 8:40 36 35 - How Joan Took Jargeau 15:24 37 36 - Vol. 2 Book II (cont'd) - Joan Foretells Her Doom 6:09 38 37 - Fierce Talbot Reconsiders 13:22 39 38 - The Red Field of Patay 7:39 40 39 - France Begins to Live Again 6:09 41 40 - The Joyous News Flies Fast 3:00 42 41 - Joan's Five Great Deeds 9:46 43 42 - The Jests of the Burgundians 11:43 44 43 - The Heir of France is Crowned 22:15 45 44 - Joan Hears News from Home 19:41 46 45 - Again to Arms 13:16 47 46 - The King Cries Forward! 11:28 48 47 - We Win but the King Balks 14:48 49 48 - Treachery Conquers Joan 6:29 50 49 - The Maid Will March No More 11:48 51 50 - Book III - TRIAL AND MARTYRDOM - The Maid In Chains 8:50 52 51 - Joan Sold to the English 9:36 53 52 - Weaving the Net About Her 11:10 54 53 - All Ready to Condemn 6:33 55 54 - Fifty Experts Against a Novice 10:21 56 55 - The Maid Baffles Her Persecutors 16:57 57 56 - Craft That Was in Vain 10:07 58 57 - Joan Tells of Her Visions 11:46 59 58 - Her Sure Deliverance Foretold 22:57 60 59 - The Inquisitors at Their Wit's End 9:33 61 60 - The Court Reorganized for Assassination 11:10 62 61 - Joan's Master-Stroke Diverted 13:34 63 62 - The Third Trial Fails 17:06 64 63 - Joan Struggles with Her Twelve Lies 12:21 65 64 - Undaunted by Threat of Burning 7:34 66 65 - Joan Stands Defiant Before the Rack 11:21 67 66 - Supreme in Direst Peril 5:40 68 67 - Condemned Yet Unafraid 7:04 69 68 - Our Last Hopes of Rescue Fail 8:33 70 69 - The Betrayal 19:42 71 70 - Respited Only for Torture 5:45 72 71 - Joan Gives the Fatal Answer 12:49 73 72 - The Time Is at Hand 14:10 74 73 - Joan the Martyr 12:53 75 74 - Conclusion 9:14 Terms and Conditions Terms of Sale The buyer can pay using the Checkout button when the listing ends or wait to receive an automated email invoice shortly after the listing ends with totals and payment instructions. 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